For anyone living in the US according to your legal system, what will be his penalty?
Frankly, I hope he serves the best penalty for taking a life he never gave, despite the contradicting political opinions he didn't deserve to be killed, from what i watched about Kirk, he never threatened anybody during those political discussions to believe only in his own policy.
I feel sad for the family, the only way the family can seek comfort is knowing that the killer is facing the right punishment but it still won't bring back the deceased.
this was not some car accident gone wrong leading to death. this was a planned organised sniper assassination, ontop of this it was on a busy university campus, thus causing excess fears and trauma of students unable to have avoided witnessing it first hand, affecting their ongoing studies with worry should any other well known speaker comes to campus or any maintenance guy on a rooftop, etc (people will be watching over shoulder from now on)
so top penalty possible. life means life no parole. and from americas system of having FBI involved is obviously going to be federal level, so death penalty is possible